Lucky Lakshmanan, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Process Research ORTECH Inc, is an internationally acclaimed leader in the field of hydrometallurgy and environmental management. He is widely cited for outstanding achievements and leadership in technology development, technology transfer and commercialization, waste management, extractive metallurgy, separation process and treatment of primary and secondary metallic and non-metallic materials and chemicals. His appointments to national and international advisory boards testify to his reputation as research engineer and manager.